Railway-rail joint.



F. C. GLAZE.

v RAILWAY RAIL JOINT.

' APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 2, 1911. 1,008,637, Patented N0v.14,1911.'

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FELIX C. GLAZE, OF JEFFERSONVILLE, OHIO.

RAILWAY-RAIL JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV, 14, 191 1 Application led June 2, 1911*. Serial No. 630,830.

To c/ whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, FELIXv C. GLAZF., a citizen of the United States, residing at Jeffersonville, in the county of Fayette and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in railway rail joints. n Y

The prl'mary object of the invention is to provide a boltless rail joint, and thereby secure theobvious, resultant advantages of minimizing expense, danger, and annoyance.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a rail joint which inhibits any possibility of displacement ofthe abutting ends of the rails, regardless of the amount of vibration to which the rails may be-subjected.

A further object of this invention is to provide a rail joint which will be extremely simple in construction, strong and durable,-

and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

To the accomplishment of the recited objects and others cordinate therewith, the preferred embodiment of my invention resides in that construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated lin the accompanying drawings, and embraced within the scope of therappended claims.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective of the confronting ends of the rails showing the application of the fastener, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken along lines 2-2 of Fig.- 1, Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken along lines 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detailed perspective of onel of the fastening members.

Referring more particularly to the drawings for a detailed description of my-invention, the numerals 1 and 2 designate a pair 'I of complementary members, each of which comprises' essentially a vertical {ish-plate portion 3, an angular portion 4, a folded portion 5, and a base portion 6. Both of the members have the same transverse dimensions, but their longitudinal extents vary, that. is to say, the member 1 has a greater length than its correlative member 2. The lmember 1 is, furthermore, provided with a pair of apertured projections 7 which extend from the outer edge and are formed as integral portions of the base 6, whereby the said base presents a rabbeted appearance at its outer extremity, as will be clearly seen upon inspection of Fig. 4. The base of member 2 is equipped with a similar pair of apertured projections 8, although in this case, these projections may tile dispensed with if desired and the edge of'the base extended entirely out to-serve as a suitable y bearing for spikes or otlier`eqiii\'alent fastening devices. A

In assembling the joint, the/members are so arranged that the base of the larger .member l, will be superposed with respect.

to the base of the smaller member 2, andthe folded portion 5 of the/"last mentionedmember will l'ie between theprojections? of the base of/member l and in contact with the edge9yof the base intermediate said projections. In thisv relation\\the member 2 will be contained within the longitudinal extent of 'member l, so to speak, and the projections 7 and 8 will protrude from beneath the rail base vsufficiently to permit of the ready insertion of spikes as 10.

Projecting from the inner face of the lishplate portion 3 of each memberl, are a plurality of suitably spaced lugs orextensions 11, which as clearly exhibited in iFig.' 4, are

semi-circular in transverse section. The

relative spacing of these extensions on the l respective members is such that when the latter are brought together the ,fprojections will lie parallel in the same horizontal plane -intimately contiguous each other in pairs,

locking arrangement of the members, thev use of the spikes 10 .not only asa securing means for these members-but as a reliable fasteningfor the bases of the rail, and the employment of the extensions 11 in conjunction with the openings 14 in the web4 of the rail.

It should be understood th at in its broader aspect the invention comprehends the employment not only of the various means described, but of equivalent means for performing the recited functions.

While the arrangement shown is thought at the present time to be preferable, it is desired to reserve the right to eiiect such modii of a pair of complementary members, each comprising a vertical sh-plate portion, an

angle portion, and a base portlon, one of said members having a greater'extent than the other member in direction of the len th of the rail, and the base of'one member 'eing superposed withrespect to the base of the other member, and fastening means caried by the fish plate portion of each mem- 2. In a railway rail joint, the combination of a pair of complementary members, each comprising a vertical fish-plate portion, an angle portion, and a base portion, the base portion of one member having 'a Apair of spaced projections, one on each side thereof, and the other member belng adapted to occupy a position beneath the rst mentioned of complementary members, each comprlsing a vertical fish-plate portion, an angle portion, and a base portion, one of said members having a greater longitudinal extent than the other member in the direction of the length of the rail, and the base of one member being superposed with respect to the base of theother member, said mem bers having oppositely disposed projections each pair of which are adapted to enter one of the openings in said web.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v

FELIX C. GLAZE.

- Witnesses: l

CLARA KELLEY, E. L. BUSH.

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Washington, D. C. 

